Thomas Ascher

Thomas Ascher is a financial markets professional who has served in leadership positions at U.S. options exchanges as a member and employee.[1]

He is a board member at Quantitative Brokers, a technology company which offers algorithms and analytics. He was appointed in September 2017.[2]

He was the chief strategy officer and head of the corporate initiatives division of International Securities Exchange from 2005 until the exchange was acquired by Nasdaq in June 2016.[3][4] In that role, he was responsible for identifying, analyzing and instituting businesses that may provide ISE with growth opportunities. The corporate initiatives division managed ISE’s new business development, including strategic planning.[5] In his role at ISE, Ascher also served as a director at Hanweck Associates, where he led ISE's investment in that firm.

From 2013 to 2016, he also served as president and CEO at Longitude LLC.